[Sino Defender]

Originally Posted by z754103

um... housing?

if ur renting an apartment, hong kong is around the same price as (boston, nyc).

[z754103]

Originally Posted by Sino Defender

if ur renting an apartment, hong kong is around the same price as (boston, nyc).

Not if you compare quality for quality, and usable area vs usable area (rather than gross sq footage). Even London is cheaper in the rental market.

[jayinhongkong]

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[KnowItAll]

>> Would you special order AND match?

Depends on what you're ordering. We don't match if it involves loosing money.

[applefan]

Originally Posted by Sino Defender

if ur renting an apartment, hong kong is around the same price as (boston, nyc).

I really have to disagree with this. NYC is cheaper on a per square foot basis for like quality apartments and Boston is definitely even cheaper.

[Sino Defender]

Originally Posted by applefan

I really have to disagree with this. NYC is cheaper on a per square foot basis for like quality apartments and Boston is definitely even cheaper.

i pay 1650 usd/month for a 750 ft studio in boston, and i know my friend pays 3000usd/month for a two bed in nyc. property prices increased by a lot in the us from 2000-2003 while they were declining in hk. now both places are around the same now i would say.

[applefan]

To get 750 sq ft of net usable space in HK, you need to rent a 950 sq ft apartment. I find it almost impossible to do that with HK$12,870, again for a like-quality aparment. I'm sure that's doable if you get an apartment in Tai Po.

I used to live in NYC as well and I do agree you can probably get a two-bedroom apartment in NYC for US$3k except that the that NYC apartment probably has closets and again, for the same usable square footage and quality, the same space will probably rent for US$4.5k.

[applefan]

Originally Posted by Sino Defender

property prices increased by a lot in the us from 2000-2003 while they were declining in hk. now both places are around the same now i would say.

You also didn't mention that property prices in HK have gone up 70% since 2003.

[Sleuth]

Usable space is key. I have been in some 2000 square foot apartments that seem smaller than 1700 footers.

[hullexile]

Originally Posted by jayinhongkong

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